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- verb Present participle of
yodel .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun singing by changing back and forth between the chest voice and a falsetto
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Examples
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She's a yodeler and I've made it clear that yodeling is just below Rap on my "all-time things I wish would go away" list.
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She's a yodeler and I've made it clear that yodeling is just below Rap on my "all-time things I wish would go away" list.
October 2005 2005
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Not only that, there are numerous whistling languages traditional among mountain peoples, where visual contact can be made over great distances, but the voice is difficult to discern (the exception being, of course, yodeling, which is yet another language).
The Languages of Tone and Rhythm Heather McDougal 2008
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Not only that, there are numerous whistling languages traditional among mountain peoples, where visual contact can be made over great distances, but the voice is difficult to discern (the exception being, of course, yodeling, which is yet another language).
Archive 2008-06-01 Heather McDougal 2008
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The wordless vocalizations in the folk-hop "Hatari" could fairly be described as yodeling, but Garbus sells the warble with her fearlessness (here's someone who never bothered to wonder if she might be annoying people, and her boldness gives her an edge.) "There is a natural sound that wild things make when they're bound" is "Hatari" 's closing line, which is a perfect description of Garbus 'unhinged mode.
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There is also a dance floor and DJs pumping out pop music, as well as fun activities that the visitors can get involved in, such as yodeling and drinking contests.
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There is also a dance floor and DJs pumping out pop music, as well as fun activities that the visitors can get involved in, such as yodeling and drinking contests.
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There is also a dance floor and DJs pumping out pop music, as well as fun activities that the visitors can get involved in, such as yodeling and drinking contests.
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Although Cline preferred traditional country music, which typically included vocalizations such as yodeling, the country music industry - coming into increasing competition with rock and roll - was trying to increase its appeal to a more mainstream audience.
AvaxHome RSS: 2009
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(i hope not) the 'yodeling' is still a good thing.
Riehl World View 2009
skipvia commented on the word yodeling
WeirdNet got this one right...
February 3, 2008
asativum commented on the word yodeling
Any truth to the idea that goiter is a necessary/helpful condition for yodelers?
February 3, 2008